Happy Dance - Gingerbread House Snow Globe

 

Started: 11/23/2020

Finished: 1/29/2023

Total Stitching Time: 8 hours 30 minutes

This is the Gingerbread House Snow Globe from Durene Jones' Christmas Snow Globes Chart, the final one of this series.

It was started as part of  Christmasitis 2020 where we did a new start everyday for both November and December.

It's stitched mostly as charted with the called for floss on 14-count white Aida, but there are a couple of areas stitched with the wrong color.  Since they didn't detract from the design, I didn't fix them,  I did leave off the words on the base of the snow globe, because of the type of backstitching--I learned my lesson on the Christmas Tree.

I have some Gingerbread material in my stash, so it will be made into a pillow ornament and given to the Ronald McDonald House.

Next up: Sugar Plum Fairy #6

Happy Dance - Mr. & Mrs. Santa Snow Globe

 

Started: 11/22/2020

Finished: 1/27/2023

Total Stitching Time: 10 hours 39 minutes

This is the Mr. & Mrs. Santa Snow Globe from Durene Jones' Christmas Snow Globes Chart.

It was started as part of  Christmasitis 2020 where we did a new start everyday for both November and December.

It's stitched as charted with the called for floss on 14-count white Aida,  I did leave off the words on the base of the snow globe, because of the type of backstitching--I learned my lesson on the Christmas Tree.  I also had problems with the snow globe itself, so in the end, I just "free-handed" it

I found some Santa material in my stash, so it will be made into a pillow ornament and given to the Ronald McDonald House.

Next up: Gingerbread House Snow Globe (Durene Jones)

Happy Dance - Christmas Tree Snow Globe

 

Started: 11/25/2020

Finished: 1/23/2023

Total Stitching Time: 9 hours and 10 minutes

This is the Christmas Tree from Durene Jones' Christmas Snow Globes Chart.

It was started as part of  Christmasitis 2020 where we did a new start everyday for both November and December.

It's stitched as charted with the called for floss on 14-count white Aida,   The only change I made was to leave off the words on the bottom of the snow globe.  After spending 20 minutes stitching "TIS THE SEAS", I was not happy with both the H and the A, and the third S was a mess, so I spent another 20 minutes frogging the words and decided to call it done.

I haven't decided how to finish it yet, but it will be made into an ornament.  and will be going to Ronald McDonald's House next Christmas.

Next up: Mr. & Mrs. Santa Snow Globe (Durene Jones)

Weekly Update - 1/21/2021

There was one day this week where I didn't stitch, but the rest of the week made up for it.

My project on Q-Snaps for the week was Blackwork USA from Peppermint Purple.  It's being stitched on 14-count white Aida as charted with the called for colors.  This is my Year Long Project on Cross Stitch Frog Busters and was a new start on January 15th.

 

Next, I finished the December Owl.  This was part of a free SAL from Leslie Teare on Facebook in 2019.  I believe you can now buy the complete set on her website or on Etsy.

It's stitched on 14-count Lite Oatmeal Aida as charted with the called for DMC except that I used 498, 321 and 666 instead of the called for 347, 349 and 351.

It will be going to the World of Charity Stitching Group (WOCS) along with the other owls to be made into a quilt. 

Started: 12/12/2020

Finished: 1/17/2021

Total Stitching Time: 13 hours and 11 minutes

Once that was completed, I restarted the September Furry Tales Mouse aka An Apple for Teacher and/or Back to School Mouse.  I purchased this one off Lucie Heaton's website since I didn't have a suitable chart in my stash.

It's being stitched on white 14-count Aida as charted with the called for DMC except that I couldn't find my 3325 so I substituted 995 and 996 for the called for 3325 and 3755 in her dress.

Finally, I pulled Santa Jingles out of my Mill Hill Mania box and finished his hat, except for the jingle bells which I'll add when he's finished.

As of 5/7/2020

As of 1/21/2021

 My plans for the coming week include finishing Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas, the September Furry Tales Mouse and Santa Jingles.  I'm not sure what I'll replace them with yet.

Weekly Update - 1/14/2021

All of my stitching this week has again been on 2020 Christmasitis starts, but it was not a good week for stitching.  I didn't stitch one night at all and much less than normal on a second night, so there are a couple of projects that should have been finished but weren't.

The first is 12 Days of Christmas from Ursula Michael.  This is a rotation piece, but I held it over for a second week since I discovered a major error that required quite a bit of frogging. 

As of 1/7/2021

After frogging

As of 1/14/2021

 All that's left of Day one is the pear and the rest of the borders.

The second project that should have been a finish is the December Owl from Leslie Teare's 2019 free Owl SAL on Facebook.

As of 1/7/2021

As of 1/14/2021

All that's left on this one is the snowball at the end of his hat, some more flowers and the border.

I did have one finish this week though.

Started: 12/14/2020

Finished: 1/11/2021

Total Stitching Time: 3 hours 51 minutes

This is the Blackwork Candle from the 2017 Ultimate Christmas Cross Stitch Magazine and was designed by Debra Page.

It's stitched on a scrap of white 14-count Aida with most of the called for colors.  I did change the color of the candle holder and the flame.  It's also pretty much stitched as charted except for the "solid" green leaf; it didn't turn out right so I'll be keeping this ornament for myself.

Happy Dance - We Three Kings

Started: 11/15/2020

Finished: 12/12/2020

Total Stitching Time: 7 hours 10 minutes

This is The Three Wise Men stocking from an older issue of Cross Stitch Crazy.  It was designed by Diane Machin and was my 15th start for the Christmasitis SAL.  It's stitched on 14-count silver flecked Aida as charted with the called for DMC.

 

Next up: Away in a Manger

Happy Dance - Minnie Ornament

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Started: 12/1/2020

Finished: 12/6/2020

Total Stitching Time: 5 hours 50 minutes

This is officially Ornament_3, a free chart from Coconut and can be found at Free Cross Stitch Patterns

It's stitched on 14-count light sea foam green as charted with the called for floss.  It required quite a bit of frogging and should have stitched up much faster.  

This was my 31st start in the Christmasitis SAL, but I haven't decided how to finish it or what to do with it yet.

Next Up: We Three Kings

Happy Dance - Festive Woody

 

 

Started: 11/8/2020

Finished: 12/1/2020

Total Stitching Time: 5 hours 1 minute

Festive Woody was my eighth start for the 2020 Christmasitis SAL on Facebook.  It can be found in Cross Stitch Crazy #261 and was designed by Cheryl McKinnon (Tiny Modernist).

It's stitched as charted on white 14-count Aida with the called for DMC.

Next Up: Christmas_Ornament_3